Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Nathaniel Hawthorne By: Erin Dickert, Santoshi Kandula, and Ravina Sashti Nathaniel Hawthorne July 4, 1804 - May 19, 1864 Style of Writing -Dark Romanticism Period-Allegories -Moral Messages-Psychological Complexity-Puritan inspiration The Ambitious Guest First Published: 1835Time of Work: The early 1800’sSetting: Notch of the White Hills, MassachusettsCharacters: The Ambitious Guest, Mother, Father, Eldest daughter, Aged grandmother, Younger children Exposition - The "Ambitious" Guest arrives in the cabin and stays over night-He talks about his dreams and accomplishments-This interests the family very much Rising Action Summary Climax - That night, the family is startled by a sound of another avalanche-They run outside, eager to see it and get killed The Birthmark First Published: 1843Time of Work: late 1700'sSetting: Aylmer and Georgiana's house/ lab and studyCharacters: Aylmer, Georgiana. and Aminadab Summary Exposition:-Aylmer marries Georgiana-He asks if she would remove her birthmark-Dreams of removing it Rising Action -They go to the lab-Georgiana faints-Experiments already in progress Climax -Georgiana takes the potion-She falls asleep-Mark fades-Georgiana dies How do all of these stories connect? DEATH Gloomy Connection to Author -He wrote in the time of Dark Romanticism-Most of his stories involve death or a gloomy atmosphere-There is also a feeling of mystery in his work Further Reading Minister's Black Veil The Birthmark - Young Goodman Brown- The Scarlet Letter- The Bet (hmmm... now where have we heard that before?)-The Vision of the fountain -A small family is chatting around a fireplace-They live in the White Mountains, in a cabin-Startled by Rockslides The Minister's Black Veil First Published: 1835Time Period: 1800'sSetting: A Puritan Town in New EnglandCharacters: Mr. Hooper, Elizabeth, the Reverend Exposition:Mr. Hooper is introduced as a minister Rising Action:-People in the town start to become curious as to why Mr. Hooper is wearing the veil-He does not give them a clear answer Climax/Resolution:-Mr. Hooper dies a veiled corpse.-Why exactly he wore the veil was never presented in the story DARK and MYSTERIOUS Works Cited: